Fortress · Al-Mariyya

Alcazaba de Al-Mariyya

Today: Alcazaba de Almería, Almería

Place
Al-Mariyya (Almería)
Kind
Fortress
Built
c. 955 to 1028
What remains
Standing

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III had it built in 955 over an earlier fortress, and it reached its height under Jayrān, first king of the taifa of Almería (1012 to 1028). Its enclosures above the city are open to visitors; the castle at the highest end was built by the Catholic Monarchs after the conquest of 1489.

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